Brian Cohen is a founding partner of New York Venture Partners and has been chairman of New York Angels for nearly a decade. He's met a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs and noticed a pattern that distinguishes the most successful entrepreneurs from the rest. In his experience, highly effective entrepreneurs master the following ten practices:
10 Practices of Highly Effective Entrepreneurs
Now let's translate insight into personal action:
Which few of these practices are current strengths?
How can you build on these strengths and become a master of these practices?
Which two of these practices are limiting your effectiveness today?
How can you "learn while doing" by collaborating with others who are strong in these areas?
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Sunday, April 2, 2017
MN Cup, Walleye Tank…. Why You Should Enter a Venture Competition
The venture competition season is upon us in Minnesota!
April 14 is the deadline for Walleye Tank life science venture
competition out of Mayo Clinic.
April 28
is the deadline for the Minnesota
Cup, the largest state-wide venture competition in the U.S., with 8
divisions and over $450,000 in prize money.
Too often, pre-revenue entrepreneurs and soon-to-be
entrepreneurs feel that it is too early to enter a venture competition. Not true!
There are many benefits to entering a venture competition, whether or not
you win the grand prize.
Participating
in a venture competition can help you to:
- Think comprehensively about the business
- Distill your communication – concisely share the key points
- Test your key messages – are they as meaningful to others as they are to you?
- Practice pitching to potential investors
- Identify your weaknesses and obstacles to gaining business traction
- Get feedback and advice from experts and investors
- Get public exposure through the competition’s publicity efforts
- Develop credibility (with potential customers, employees, partners, investors)
- (Maybe) win thousands of dollars
- April 14 - Walleye Tank life science venture competition. Note that qualifying winners of the junior and professional angler divisions will automatically be placed as semi-finalists in the Minnesota Cup!
- April 28: Minnesota Cup
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